A FRENCH man wanted under an Interpol red notice on transnational organised crime charges was arrested in Phuket today (July 2) and will now be extradited to Luxembourg, Amarin TV said this evening. A police team from special operation divisions of Investigation Bureau Region 8 and Phuket Immigration Office arrested Mr. Chirrane Yanis, 29,
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2 Indian men held for forcing compatriots into sex work in Pattaya
PATTAYA police arrested two Indian men who had lured their countrywomen to work at a restaurant but upon arrival threatened and blackmailed them into prostitution, TV Channel 7 said today (Feb. 28). This case stemmed from a complaint filed by three Indian women on Feb. 18 that the suspects had contacted them via Instagram
Read moreSenator charged with robbing a corpse faces ethics probe
A SENATOR charged with robbing the corpse of a car accident victim in 2021 and using his senatorial status to delay legal proceedings in court will likely be investigated for violating code of ethics by the upper chamber, Amarin TV said this evening (Aug. 11). Bang Pakong police station in Chachoengsao province had filed
Read moreThailand cutting off power, Internet, export of oil and other goods to Cambodia
THAILAND is launching five measures to step up suppression of transnational crime in Cambodia, which was named in a UN report as one of the world’s largest global crime centres, with these including cutting off electricity supply, Internet connection and export of oil and other goods to Cambodia, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon. Speaking
Read moreMan slashes two to death then hangs self in land grab row
A THAI man furious at two people for reporting him to the authorities for encroaching on forest land slashed them to death with his knife then hanged himself in lower northern Phetchabun province today (June 15), Amarin TV said. Pol. Lt. Thiansin Chaidetkun, an investigator on duty at Phetchabun City police station, quickly took
Read moreKaren rebel leader may be nabbed for alleged involvement in transnational crimes
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PHEU THAI-LED government was today (Feb. 10) encouraged to have Karen rebel leader Saw Chit Thu arrested on charges of alleged involvement in crimes perpetrated across the Thai-Myanmar border. People’s MP Rangsiman Rome posted on his Facebook page to prompt the Pheu Thai-led government to manage to get an
Read moreCourt refuses bail for second suspect in bullied influencer’s death
THE APPEALS Court today (Dec. 31) denied bail for a second suspect in the death of an influencer/rapper who was known to have been often paid to be bullied and died at a party after gulping down two of three 350ml bottles of alcohol for payment of 30,000 baht, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon.
Read moreWoman attacked with grass shears by drunk brother-in-law
A THAI woman was severely cut on her chin with grass shears which her brother-in-law used to attack her after she scolded him for drinking alcohol, Naewna newspaper said this morning (Sep. 28). At 5 p.m. yesterday Pol. Lt. Col. Nattapol Khamseeta, an investigator at Bang Bua Thong police station, Nonthaburi, was notified of
Read moreUpdate: Boyfriend saved from suicide attempt after killing girlfriend
THE TEENAGER who killed his equally young girlfriend then cut off her hands and dumped her body beneath Udon Ratthaya Expressway in Pathum Thani early this morning (June 5) was later saved from overdosing on psychiatric medication by his brother, Amarin TV said. Pol. Lt. Gen. Jirasant Kaewsaengek, head of Provincial Police Region 1,
Read moreThai police help FBI in smashing global cyber crime gang
WITH the arrest of a global cyber crime gang’s mastermind in Singapore, Thai police coordinated with the FBI in seizing over a billion baht worth of their assets in Thailand, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (June 1). Mr. Mike Chai, FBI attache in Thailand, had asked the Attorney General’s Office to help smash this
Read moreCentral bank says Thais among top target of cyber criminals in Asia
THE BANK of Thailand revealed that Thais are among cyber criminals favourite targets in Asia and as these scammers continuously come up with new tactics it led to a total of 56,746 online fraud cases in January this year with 3.981 billion baht being stolen, Matichon newspaper said today (Mar. 24). Mr. Pinyo Tripetcharaporn,
Read moreHusband admits killing wife, burning her body
A THAI man was in tears upon being taken for crime reenactment this morning (Feb. 21) after confessing to killing his wife and burning her body while driving home after his birthday party on Feb. 18, Amarin TV, TV Channel 7 and Naewna newspaper said. After Ms. Chollada Muthurong, or Nong Noon, 27, mysteriously
Read morePolice investigating death of toddler found stuffed in fridge
NONTHABURI police questioned the adoptive mother of a two-year-old boy found dead after being wrapped in a blanket then put in a cloth bag and stuffed in a refrigerator with the grandmother having alerted them, Naewna newspaper and Amarin TV said this morning (Jan. 6). The toddler, nicknamed Nong Nai, was found dead in
Read moreCriminal link in murder of Taiwanese man at Bangkok hotel
A TAIWANESE man with a record of involvement in fraud and human trafficking in his home country was found murdered with his hands and feet tied up at a hotel on Udomsuk road (Sukhumvit Soi 103) late this morning (Nov. 16), Sanook.com said. A Bangna police station team rushed to investigate and found out
Read morePanel to probe 1,500 state projects ex-village headman obtained
A COMMITTEE is being set up to investigate over 1,500 state projects worth more than 7.5 billion baht that a former village headman who has been arrested after a policeman was shot dead at a party in his house obtained, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (Sep. 14). Deputy National Police Chief Pol. Lt. Gen.
Read more‘Big Joke’: Village headman won’t get off the hook
Updated DEPUTY National Police Chief Pol. Lt. Gen. Surachate Hakparn, nicknamed Big Joke, said after meeting Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin today (Sep. 10) that a former village headman arrested over the murder of a policeman at party in his house will not walk free as there is strong evidence against him with the surveillance
Read moreUpdate: 4 policemen face arrest in colleague’s murder
A HIGH-RANKING police officer said this afternoon (Sep. 9) that forensic examination of the pistol used to kill a policeman at a party in a former village headman’s house in Nakhon Pathom showed it is a police weapon and four police officers who were among several others who attended the event face arrest, Amarin
Read moreChinese man brutally murdered in Rayong
RAYONG police are investigating the brutal murder of a Chinese man whose body was found in a pond by his friends who work at a factory in this eastern coastal province, Matichon newspaper said this morning (Aug. 11). At midnight last night Pluak Daeng police station was alerted of a dead body dumped in
Read moreDaughter-in-law burned alive by drunk father-in-law
A DRUNKEN man first slashed both his daughter-in-law’s legs then locked the house and set it on fire where she burned to death in Nakhon Si Thammarat province this afternoon (June 8), Thai Rath newspaper said. Pol. Lt. Col. Montree Wannakong, an investigator at Mueang Nakhon Si Thammarat station, together with other policemen, a
Read moreMan arrested on suspicion of killing girlfriend at resort
A USED car dealer was arrested on suspicion of killing his girlfriend at a resort in Buriram after police tracked him down to another resort in this northeastern province, Matichon newspaper said today (May 26). Upon being arrested Mr. Pramuan (surname withheld), 47, confessed to having beaten his girlfriend, Ms. Chularat, or Or, 21,
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